Betemit's two HRs lift Royals over Twins

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06/11/2010 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wilson Betemit hit two homers in a game for the first time in his career, as the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins, 9-8, to avoid a three-game sweep at Target Field.

Mitch Maier hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who had lost three of four coming in. Jose Guillen went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored for the victors.

Bruce Chen (3-0) went 6 1/3 innings in the start, allowing five runs on 10 hits. He also fanned a season-best seven batters and walked one to pick up the win. Joakim Soria recorded his 14th save of the year despite giving up two runs in the ninth.

Jason Kubel hit a solo homer for the Twins, who saw a six-game home win streak halted. Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau each knocked in two runs while Denard Span went 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in defeat.

Scott Baker (5-5) gave up five runs on eight hits in a five-inning start and took the loss.

Trailing 8-1, Minnesota scored five times in the seventh to make things interesting. Delmon Young and Danny Valencia hit consecutive one-out singles before Nick Punto plated a run with a double. Span followed with an RBI infield single.

Robinson Tejeda came in from the bullpen to relieve Chen. Matt Tolbert and Mauer welcomed him with back-to-back RBI base hits. Morneau's sacrifice fly cut the gap to 8-6.

Betemit's solo blast in the top of the ninth put the Royals ahead by three, 9-6, but the Twins came roaring back in the home half. Soria gave up a one-out infield single to Span, who went to second on defensive indifference. After pinch-hitter Jim Thome went down looking, Mauer hit an RBI double off the wall in right-center field. Morneau followed with a run-scoring bloop single down the right-field line. Soria, though, got Michael Cuddyer to line out to end the game.

The Royals drew first blood with three runs in the second. Alberto Callaspo reached base on a one-out infield single and crossed the plate when Maier blasted an 0-2 slider over the wall in right. Betemit followed with a solo homer to right.

Kansas City got an RBI single from Scott Podsednik in the top of the fourth to make it 4-0, but Minnesota got the run back in the home half on Kubel's solo homer to right.

Callaspo's sacrifice fly in the fifth gave the Royals a 5-1 lead.

Kansas City put a three-spot up in the sixth to extend its margin to 8-1. Jesse Crain started the inning on the hill for the Twins. Yuniesky Betancourt worked a two-out walk and Podsednik reached first on shortstop Punto's error. Jason Kendall then hit a ball to Punto, who committed another error to allow a run to score. David DeJesus and Guillen followed with back-to-back RBI base hits.

Game Notes

Minnesota leads the 2010 season series with Kansas City by a 6-3 margin and is 18-9 in the previous 27 meetings between the clubs...The Twins have recorded at least one double in 23 straight games. It marks the longest Minnesota streak since August 21-September 15, 2003 when they doubled in 24 consecutive games...Twins shortstop J.J. Hardy (left wrist) was placed on the 15-day disabled list following the game...The Twins fell to 20-10 at home this season...Betemit's homer in the second inning was his first since September 13, 2008 when he was a member of the Yankees...Chen improved to 1-2 in 12 career games -- two starts -- against Minnesota...Baker fell to 8-4 in 14 career starts against KC...The Twins welcome the Braves to town for a three- game set starting Friday...The Royals head to Cincinnati on Friday to play the first of three contests versus the Reds.

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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.

We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.

Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.

Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.

Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.

NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.

The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.

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